From: Michael Pederson <mike at nthzine.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Orson Scott Card takes a flamethrower to Trek
Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 16:40:34 -0400
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

"The Journey" was a recap episode for people to catch up on the show
before they get into the final climactic episodes of the season. It's a
new thing that ABC is trying that I'm not crazy about. They did the
same thing with "Desperate Housewives". Tune in tonight, it looks to be
a good one.

Michael D. Pederson
Publisher/Editor
Nth Degree

On May 4, 2005, at 4:32 PM, Mike B. wrote:

> At 09:59 AM 5/4/05 -0700, Cathy Green wrote:
>> Here's the link:
>>
>> http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-
>> card3may03,0,6007802.s
> tory
>>
>> The Ellison reference is mildly amusing.
>
> Why?  It seems true enough to me...along with the others he mentions.
> I'm
> sure Isaac wouldn't be happy being in the same paragraph though. ;-)
>
> This bit seemed odd though:
>
> "Jeffrey Lieber, J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof have created "Lost,"
> the
> finest television science fiction series of all time
>  so far."
>
> After hearing the comments here recently I told Tivo to catch this show
> too.  So far I've only seen last week's show (_The Journey_).  I really
> hope that one isn't representative of the series!  I kept waiting for
> the
> flashbacks to end and the show to get going...only that never happened.
> The entire show was nothing more than a recap...apparently.  Is it
> *always*
> like that?  Sort of a "Readers' Digest Condensed Version" rather than a
> full show?  Highly irritating, though certainly experimental if it is.
> I'll give it another episode and see...I hope that one was just for
> those
> of us coming in late.  If not, I'll leave it to the short attention
> span
> folks and watch other things.
>
> -- Mike B.
> --
> Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone...
>